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End the NSA dragnet (Op-Ed from Jenny Beth Martin and Alex Abdo)
Around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 23, there was a seismic shift in the U.S. Congress. As the Senate deadlocked over what to do about several expiring provisions of the Patriot Act, it became clear that political momentum had moved away from surveillance and secrecy toward freedom and privacy... Continue here.
Choosing between Big Brother and the Bill of Rights (Op-ed in Los Angeles Times by Jenny Beth Martin and Alex Abdo of the ACLU)
Around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, there was a seismic shift in the U.S. Congress. As the Senate deadlocked over what to do about several expiring provisions of the Patriot Act, it became clear that political momentum had moved away from surveillance and secrecy toward freedom and privacy... Continue here.
Area Tea Party Gets Legislative Overview (Temple Daily Telegram – Alex Wukman)
The fight over immigration has not gone away was the message Maria Acosta, the Texas representative for Tea Party Patriots and the president of the Central Texas 9-12 Project, gave to the members of the Central Texas Tea Party at their Tuesday night meeting, attended by about 30 people.
The group invited Acosta to provide an overview of bills pending in Congress that have drawn the attention of conservative groups... Continue here.
Tea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 6/25/17
CALENDAR:
The House will return on Monday, with the first votes scheduled for 6:30 PM. The House will stay in session through Friday, with the last vote scheduled to be no later than 3 PM.
The Senate will return on Monday, with the first vote set for 5:30. The Senate is also scheduled to stay in session through Friday.
LAST TWO WEEKS ON THE HOUSE FLOOR:
Two weeks ago, the House returned on Monday, June 12, and took up two bills on the Suspension Calendar.
On Tuesday, June 13, they took up H.R. 2581, the Verify First Act, and S. 1094, the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act. Both passed.
On ...
Many rally around House, Senate Republicans in wake of violent attack during congressional baseball practice
Dozens of leaders have taken to Twitter to condemn the shooting that left numerous members of Congress and Capitol Hill police injured Wednesday after a sniper opened fire on a Republican congressional baseball practice in the Del Rey neighborhood of Alexandria, Virginia, right outside D.C.
Here’s what people are saying:
https://twitter.com/FLOTUS/status/874981682952142848
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/874973978091302912
https://twitter.com/TimAlberta/status/874987034573774848
https://twitter.com/SteveForbesCEO/status/874990222454513664
https://twitter.com/RepSwalwell/status/875012542023782400
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Tea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 4/30/17
CALENDAR:
The House will return on Monday, with no votes scheduled before 6:30, and will stay in session through Thursday, with the last vote scheduled no later than 3 PM.
The Senate will return on Monday, and will stay in session through Friday.
LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR:
The House returned on Tuesday and took up and passed two bills on the Suspension Calendar.
On Wednesday, the House took up and passed the rule for H.R. 1695, the Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act. Later that day the House took up and passed the bill, by a vote of 378-48. The bill changes the process for choosing the head of the U.S. ...
President Trump’s labor nominee clears latest confirmation hurdle
President Donald J. Trump's labor-secretary nominee Alexander Acosta made it over the latest hurdle in his confirmation battle and will likely face an up-or-down vote on the Senate floor later this week.
The Washington Free Beacon has the story:
The Senate voted 61-39 to advance Acosta to a vote expected for Friday. Acosta was confirmed easily to three prior positions in the federal government, including a brief stint at the National Labor Relations Board. His nomination for labor secretary has garnered more opposition from Democrats, as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) pledged to block President Donald Trump's cabinet appoint...
Tea Party Patriots Weekly Report from Washington for 3/26/17
CALENDAR:
The House will return Monday, with no votes scheduled before 6:30 PM. The House will stay in session through Thursday.
The Senate will return Monday, with the first vote set to take place at 5:30 PM. The Senate is set to stay in session through Friday.
LAST WEEK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR:
The House returned last Monday and moved to take up three bills on the Suspension Calendar. All passed.
On Tuesday, the House took up and passed two more bills on the Suspension Calendar. They also passed two rules, the first for consideration of H.R. 372, the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act, to restore the application of federal ...
Rep. Massie’s tweet perfectly captures how Americans feel right now about GOP Obamacare replacement bill
Freedom Caucus member Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) Wednesday tweeted he is “changing” his vote on the proposed GOP Obamacare-replacement bill being negotiated between members of Congress and the Trump administration. But don’t worry – we think you’ll like what he did…
NBC News Capitol Hill Producer Alex Moe this afternoon tweeted she was informed by a senior GOP aide that there will be no vote today on the GOP bill as originally planned. Both parties appear to be standing their ground — including members of the Freedom Caucus like Rep. Massie and Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.), who insist on a bill that fully repeals Obamacare, as promis...